In a column posted on the Forbes magazine website, Kai Petainen highlights ongoing problems related to the 1-4 dioxane plume in the Ann Arbor area underground aquifers, caused by contamination at the former Gelman Sciences facility in Scio Township that’s now owned by Pall Corp. Because Pall is a publicly traded company, Petainen looks at the issue in part from the perspective of socially responsible investing: “But perhaps one of the most insulting ways that Pall could insult those who are concerned about the dioxane problem in Ann Arbor, is best illustrated by what it doesn’t say in the annual 10-K report. What word does the annual report neglect to mention? What word is missing from the section that talks about Ann Arbor’s pollution problem? Not once do I see the word ‘dioxane’ in Pall’s 10-K report. From pages 84 to 86, Pall speaks about ‘contamination’ in Ann Arbor, but they don’t mention that the contamination is dioxane. … As a reminder, according to the EPA website, 1-4 dioxane is a probable human carcinogen.” [Source]

MICATS (Michigan Coalition Against Tar Sands) is reporting that two of its protesters have been arrested for locking their necks with bicycle U-locks to pipeline construction trucks being used for the Enbridge Line 6B pipeline expansion. [Source]

In a roundup of the lineup for the Aug. 5, 2014 primary elections, we overstated by one year Ward 5 councilmember Chuck Warpehoski’s length of service as a council representative on the city’s environmental commission. He served in that capacity during his first year on the council. We note the error here and have corrected the original article.